[ 2021-03-05 ]

Oppong Nkrumah congratulates President Akufo-Addo on Supreme Court victory

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah

Accra, March 5, Following the verdict by the
Supreme Court on Thursday, March 4, 2021, some
government officials have taken to the social
media, to congratulate President Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo on his affirmation as President of the
Republic of Ghana.

On his Twitter page, Information
Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah wrote,"We
celebrate the hard work of the legal team of H.E @
Akufo-Addo in the just ended 2020 Election
Petition.

"The industry and dedication of these men and
women is amazing.

"Congratulations H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
and the New Patriotic Party".

The seven-member panel of the Supreme Court
unanimously dismissed the Election Petition
brought before it by former President John Dramani
Mahama, who was the NDC's Flag bearer for the 2020
Presidential Election.

Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah read the verdict,
saying the petition was without merit, hence its
dismissal.

The Supreme Court said the Petitioner did not
demonstrate in any way how the errors committed by
the Electoral Commission affected the declaration
of the election results.

"We have therefore no reason to order a re-run of
the poll. We accordingly dismiss the petition.”
The verdict, therefore, officially affirms Nana
Akufo-Addo as the President of the Republic of
Ghana.

The SC said the EC Chairperson's error of using
the total votes cast, instead of the total valid
votes cast in declaration of the 2020 Election
result, could not take away the will of the
people.

The Presidential Election results announced by the
EC gave the then candidate Nana Akufo-Addo
-6,730,413 of the valid ballots cast, representing
51.295 per cent, which is above the 50 per cent
plus one vote threshold.

The declaration of the result did not violate
Article 63(3) of the 1992 Constitution.

Also, the allegations of vote padding was not
proven by credible evidence.

Therefore, there was no reason to order a re-run
of the 2020 Presidential Election as requested by
Former President John Mahama, the Petitioner in
the case.

Source - GNA

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